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Occupational Therapy Faculty

The Faculty and staff are committed to the development of students. The faculty provides an excellent balance of skills and expertise to cover a broad range of learning experiences for our students. Each faculty member brings a unique contribution to the theory and practice of the occupational therapy curriculum.

Mailing Address

450 30th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94609

FAX Number

510-869-6951

Department Chair

Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6511 ext. 4780
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu

Administrative Staff

Drew Ward
Administrative Assistant
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.8925
dward@samuelmerritt.edu

Donna Breger Stanton, MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level II
Associate Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu

Beth Ching M.Ed., OTR/L
Academic Feildwork Coordinator, Level I
Assistant Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
bching@samuelmerritt.edu

Faculty

Donna Breger Stanton, MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu

Beth Ching M.Ed., OTR/L
bching@samuelmerritt.edu

Ciara Cox MS, OT/L
ccox@samuelmerritt.edu

Fred Feuchter, PhD
ffeuchter@samuelmerritt.edu

Ginny Gibson, MS, OTR/L, CHT
ggibson@samuelmerritt.edu

Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, Dip COT, OTR/L, FAOTA
ggiles@samuelmerritt.edu

Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu

Christina Lewis, PhD
clewis@samuelmerritt.edu

Guy McCormack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
gmccormack@samuelmerritt.edu

Barb Puder, Ph.D.
bpuder@samuelmerritt.edu

Chi Kwan Shea, PhD, OTR/L
cshea@samuelmerritt.edu

Robyn Wu, OTR/L, OTD, BCP
rwu@samuelmerritt.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Jennifer Carton-Wade, MOT, OTR/L
jcarton-wade@samuelmerritt.edu

Domenique Embry, MS, OTR/L
dembry@samuelmerritt.edu

Leila Gabriel, PhD, OTR/L
lgabriel@samuelmerritt.edu

Shawn Purcell, MA
spurcell@samuelmerritt.edu

Julie Rettberg, MS, OTR/L
jrettberg@samuelmerritt.edu

Corry Wagner, MOT,OTR/L
cwagner@samuelmerritt.edu


 

Faculty Bio

Nancy Chee - OTR/L, CHT
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Ching - M.Ed., OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Ginny Gibson - MS, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor
Kristie Lavelle - MOT, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor
Guy McCormack - PhD,OTR/L,FAOTA
Adjunct Professor
Chi-Kwan Shea - PhD, OTR/L
Associate Professor
Robyn Wu - OTD, OTR/L, BCP
Assistant Professor